druggin for the weekend

oh i got a haircut too- not sad- just pensive- and thats CAT hair and dander on my shirt- AND i do shave for work- this was taken the day before i started (aka Jan 31st)-

Wow… so I guess a lot has been going on? My schedule this week is as such:

5:15am- wake up/get ready

5:45am- depart for work

6:25am- arrive at work

3:30pm- depart work

4:15pm- arrive at home…

So those hours between when I get home and when I get ready for bed (around 10-10:30)- are usually pretty golden…

I’ve been working out a lot ever since the beginning of January… ever since we got this full weight bench at my house I’ve had no reason not to- it just shows that it really was the concern of people watching me that kept me out of the gym before and not my lack of desire to actually work out (I guess Josh and Aryan probably know that better than anybody)… I’ve actually seen some great results… had some people tell me they noticed a difference… maybe its all the sit-ups, but I’ve been standing up straighter, and really just kind of holding myself more confidently- you know- shoulders back chest out-… it almost seems like girls have noticed me more- some of the nurses too… I just need to come up with a better response than “hey, I’m good, how are you?”… nurses are cute! I’ll tell ya… a nurse girlfriend would be great because if I ever got sick she could always take good care of me!...

work’s been fine- I adapted surprisingly fast to the new schedule- yesterday one of the clinical pharmacists there told me I’d be doing clinical stuff around the hospital with him today, and that I just needed to be there by 8am, and I was like “so you want me to be here at 8?” and he was like “you can be here whenever you want to be here… just be here before 8 and stay 8 hours”… so I got to thinking… well I COULD sleep in and show up at 8, but then I’d have to stay till 4:30 with a 30 min lunch, so why don't I just do what I’ve been doing and come in early?? And that’s what I did… there’s something nice about driving to work in the dark- for one thing its made me realize that I need to get some new headlights (which I did on my lunch break- thanks autozone), but more than that- I can certainly appreciate the fact that there are not that many other cars on the road… its peaceful in a way. I almost can’t believe I CHOSE to come in at 6:30 instead of 8… in hindsight it seems crazy to me… but I did and I feel fine now, not even a bit tired…? Isn’t that nuts? But life has been good- there is a good feeling after putting in a day at the hospital- I really MUST get you some pictures- everyone is so nice… maybe I’ll do that tomorrow… tomorrow I’m following a respiratory therapist around the hospital for a few hours- I think we are going to the morning meeting and then on rounds and then I have no idea… today one of my boss people told me that I needed to see a surgery by the end of the week…”yikes! I wonder how I’ll handle that” I’m thinking… “one girl a few months ago went on a heart surgery and the surgeon actually got her to hold the heart…”…isn’t that INSANE? I’m not sure how I’d feel about that- I think if I can get over the first part I’ll be OK… I’ve heard stories of my fellow classmates passing out- I’m not great about seeing that kind of stuff- I probably need to watch saving private ryan tonight… so anyways… he asked me what kind of surgery I wanted to see… “right now I’ve got a knee replacement which is cool cause they really get out the saws for that, or a gall-bladder removal so you’ll get to see some guts…what do you feel like seeing?”… well first of all, I noticed at this hospital there is no viewing gallery… so I asked “so just for clarification- I’ll be IN the room with the surgery??”…”yep- you’ll have to scrub in (which we’ve practiced several times by now) and you’ll be right there with all the action”… wow… just… wow… I honestly don't know how I feel about that- I guess I’m gonna have a crazy story for you guys sometime in the next few days… I hope it doesn’t start out with “so I blacked out and don't remember anything”… I think I can handle it… I know its all mental… actually I’m not sure if it is or not… I guess I’ll be able to tell you soon enough… I’m about 99% sure that hospital pharmacy is just really the way to go… SO much more laid-back than community/’retail’…

OH and i've gotta tell you about this- Last week i got to go to this big meeting at baptist central and it was so neat! its the "P and T" committee which is basically like the hospital's own personal FDA, if you will... the group decides what drugs are on formulary, what things should be used, general proceedures, and experimental drug studies- it was great- i was sitting there in this room- i was one of 2 students and there were about 25 other older people in white coats and ties- it was extreemly professional- they were all VERY quick- it was intimidating... but anyways- it wasnt until halfway though the meeting that i realized that half the people sitting there were PharmDs (woot) and the other half MDs (the distinction could only be made by looking closely at the inscriptions above the pockets of their coats)... huh... i wish i had taken a picture... i honestly in my wildest imagination would not have thought this committee would have been comprised of such a ratio-honestly i was expecting all MDs and a couple PharmDs... it made me feel good about the profession to say the least- i guess Pharmacists just dont make for good characters on the popular hospital-based shows where they depict hospitals as being exclusively run by large groups of MDs with a nurse or two around in a supporting role... ehh... i still like me some grey's anatomy so i dont blame them.

annnnyways- not a whole lot more going on- I’d say life is good- I’ll try to keep you posted- ALSO- I’ll be in MJ this weekend so holla at me-